ash l e i g h richm o n d
GRAPHIC DESIGN
W HAT I WANT
To use my creativity and technical skills in production and design at
a publication or company.
ED U CAT I ON
Columbia College Chicago
BFA Graphic Design
D ESIGN SK I L L SET S
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Pitstop and Quark Xpress. Copy
writing and copy editing, photography and photo art direction.
D ESIGN EXPERI EN CE
January 2001-January 2004
March 2008-June 2011
the columbia chronicle
PaPa murPhy’s international
Chicago, IL
Vancouver, WA
Advertising Assistant/Graphic Designer
Graphic Designer
• A ssisted clients in the creation of ads by
• C oncept and design national and local market
offering suggestions in layout and copy.
pieces. This includes POP, print advertising
and store signage. • C reated layout for newspaper pages and
provided a redesign for the 2003 school year.
• A ssist franchisees with marketing plans.
• D esigned ads for ECHO, the journalism
• D evelop a brand standard for corporate and
department’s campus magazine.
franchisee communications.
September 2003-December 2003
June 2005-March 2008
hokin artist gallery
alfred Publishing
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Freelance
Graphic Designer
• D esigned postcards and posters for various
• C oncept and design book covers, DVD
gallery events.
packaging, promotional items and ads.
• D esign and develop workflow between
February 2003-November 2003
software and departments to quickly produce
raese’s skateboarding magaZine
annual product catalog.
Wheaton, IL
Intern/Freelance
August 2005-Present
• A ssisted in the creation of a new magazine
sPohn ranch skateboarding
from the ground up.
City of Industry, CA
• U sed my design skills to create in-house
Freelance
promotional ads and editorial layouts.
• Worked with client to design their product catalog.
• D esigned various advertisements for both
Summer 2002
trade customers and the general public.
big brother skateboarding magaZine
Beverly Hills, CA
July 2004-June 2005
Intern
laufer media
• C oncepted ideas for and designed layouts of
Los Angeles, CA
editorial pages.
Junior Designer
• A ssisted art director with photo art direction
• D eveloped layouts for editorial pages in both
and scanning.
department and feature areas.
• B rainstormed new visual direction for both
Tiger Beat and Bop Magazines to go in.
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